Equipment Sidelined as Cedar Rapids Clears Heavy Snow
Cedar Rapids public works reports 21 trucks 4 motor graders 2 high loaders and 4 spreaders inoperable after a severe snow storm. Wayne Murdock says only graders can move the frozen snow and two week residential clearance is anticipated with around the clock spreader operation. Overtime and contractor costs may reach 60 000 to 75 000 plus repair costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Murdock
Streets Department
Four Appear in City Court on Drunk Driving
Four persons appeared in municipal court on separate drunk driving charges. Donald C. Madsen 70 of Iowa City pled not guilty with next jury assignment. Stanley J Johnson 59 Route one demanded a preliminary hearing set for May 11. James Patton at Avenue and Highway 30 SW demanded a preliminary hearing set for May 12 and was charged with roadway lanes violation for driving the wrong way on a divided highway. He pled innocent and his trial is May 12. Walter Grishaber 63 1647 Forty-second Street NE demanded a preliminary hearing set for May 12. He was arrested Oct. 17 by Linn deputies on East Post road.
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Donald C. Madsen
Iowa City
Linn
Stanley, J. Johnson
Route One
Iowa Highway Patrol
James Patton
Highway 30
Highway 149
Cedar Rapids
Patton
Walter Grishaber
Forty-second Street
Linn Sheriff's Deputies
East Post Road
Hearing Set for C R Man in Forgery Case
Gene Clark 20 of 944 M Street SW appeared in municipal court on uttering a forged instrument and striking an unattended vehicle. A preliminary hearing on the forgery charge was set for May 13. He is charged with writing a $25 check to Party Lane store for Wanda Renken and pled not guilty to the traffic charge. trial set for April 27 for striking a parked car on Rockford Road SW.
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Gene Clark
Party Lane
Wanda Renken
Clark
Rockford Road
Hearings Set on Telephone Counts
Kenneth Jenn, 37, of 207 Twenty-seventh Street NE, appeared in municipal court and demanded preliminary hearings on two charges of unlawful use of the telephone. The hearings are set for January 21. He is charged with terrifying, threatening or annoying Dean Stanley and Jerry Sparks with the telephone between September 1969 and July 1970.
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Kenneth Jenn
Twenty-seventh Street
Dean Stanley
Jerry Sparks
City Briefs and Community Notes Canceled and Upcoming Events
City Briefs cover a canceled Sbor Damske Malice meeting at Sokol hall and a series of local notices. Events include a NAACP play The Man That Nobody Saw at Jane Boyd Community House, a Cedar Rapids concert by the Blackwood Singers, a political talk by Cloyd Robinson for state senate, and a lecture by Dr. David Hammond on inflation at First Presbyterian church. Also listed are a theater clearance at Cedar Hills Boston Store, swimming lessons, dean’s list honors for Frances Gilchrist and Pamela Machen, a vehicle-theft report, a correction for an automotive ad, and a Pants Without Partners session at First Presbyterian church with details on venue and time.
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David Hammond
Iowa State University Extension Service
Cedar Rapids
First Presbyterian Church
Fifth Street
Hunter Urges Open Talks With People in 22nd District
Republican state senate candidate Jesse G. Hunter calls for frequent communication between residents and the legislature. He vows to return to Cedar Rapids every weekend during sessions and to listen to citizens as tax bills loom, with homeowners facing about 26 dollars per thousand in value and a typical 20 000 dollar home paying 520. The special election to fill the 22nd district seat is set for Monday.
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Jesse G. Hunter
Jane Boyd
Hunter
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iown Senate
Installation of Traffic Signal is Authorized
Ames Iowa article notes Cedar Rapids may install temporary traffic signals at Edgewood Road NW and F Avenue with semi actuated overhead devices suspended by span wires. The project aims to improve safety after increased Edgewood Road traffic and higher accident rates. Next year state participation may add overhead masts and extended signal upgrades.
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Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood Road
F Avenue
Edgewood Roads
Avenue
Improvements at First Avenue and Third Street West
The highway commission refused the initial request but on Wednesday approved the interim signalization proposal for the intersection at First Avenue and Third Street West.
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First Avenue
Third Street
The
Highway Commission
Two Trials and Hearing May For L. D. Wolfe
Lawrence D. Wolfe 29 of 1215 Tenth Street NW appeared in municipal court on three charges. He pled innocent to resisting an officer and injuring property and a trial is set for May 11 for both charges. A drunk driving charge from the same accident on Eighth Avenue SW also awaits a May 11 hearing. Wolfe was released on his own recognizance.
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Lawrence D. Wolfe
Tenth Street
Eighth Avenue
Wolfe
Liquor Stores Closed Monday During Election
Three Cedar Rapids liquor stores will be closed Monday for the special election in the 22nd senatorial district. The Marion store remains open since Marion is outside the district.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Robinson Sees GOP Majority Driving Tax Push in Iowa
Cloyd Robinson a Democratic candidate for state senate warned that Republicans will press more tax legislation with lopsided majorities in both Iowa chambers. He cited past acts like repealing the food and clothing sales tax credit and giving corporate tax breaks, calling it Robin Hood in reverse. He pressed for fair reapportionment to avoid gerrymandering after Donald Weimer’s resignation left 11 Democrats in the 50 seat Senate.
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State Senate
Iowa
Robinson
Donald Weimer
Hatfield Plans Draft Repeal Legislation for Volunteers
Senator Hatfield will introduce bills to repeal the military draft when Congress meets. He would strip presidential control over conscription, restoring it only by act of Congress, and push pay raises and incentives to boost voluntary enlistment. Similar efforts previously failed, with uncertain chances in the Senate and House.
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Washington
Hatfield
Nixon
Congress
Frank Cook
Oregon Republican
Cook
Senate
House
Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sexy Dish Challenges Felix in Cooking Con Test
On THE ODD COUPLE at 8:30 PM Thursday KCRG TV 9, a sultry dish vies with Felix to illicitly glean Oscar's recipe in a playful kitchen contest.
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Felix
Oscar
Kcrg-Tv
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Sbor Damske Malice
Sokol Hall
Houlahan Tire Company
NAACP
Executive Plaza
1St Ave
Blackwoods
Blackwood Singers
First Church of the Nazarene
Peck’s
Center Point Rd
Jesse Hunter
Iowa Senate
Pol
Jerome
Labor Assembly
Cloyd Robinson
Women’s Auxiliary
Peoples Bank East
First Avenue NE
Cedar Hills Boston
Town House
Frances Gilchrist
Pamela Machen
Missouri State College
Warrensburg
Fred McLaud
Avenue NE
West Side Automotive Dept
Kmart
16Th Ave
Gazette
L. D. Wolfe
Car
Mens Shop
Lennox
Lennox Central
Ter & ‘Ton Inc
Second Ave
Lindale Plaza
Merchants National Bank
Polly Bergen — Limited
DuBarry
Amana
Lindale
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